With wedding season upon us, I thought I would give you two poems chalked full of wisdom from the 1950’s. Courtesy of my great-grandmother.

Engaged

“Her Idea of Him

He is my prince, the perfect man I’ve dreamed of since my life began:

Wise and wealthy, handsome and trim- When we are married, I’ll change him!

His Idea of Her

She is my darling, the perfect love.

I view with pride her worth above Jewels or gold. She’s honey and myrrh

When we are married, I’ll change her!”

I love that poem, because let’s face it, we all think that to some extent, and then reality hits and you realize, “Crap, I am the one who needs to change.” or “Crap, we both have a great deal of changing to do.”